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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAMICIDIN

From Gram(-positive) + -cid(e) + -in.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAMICIDIN

gramicidin  [ˌɡræmɪˈsaɪdɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAMICIDIN

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Gramicidin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GRAMICIDIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gramicidin

Gramicidin is a heterogeneous mixture of three antibiotic compounds, gramicidins A, B and C, making up 80%, 6%, and 14% respectively, all of which are obtained from the soil bacterial species Bacillus brevis and called collectively gramicidin D. Gramicidin D are linear pentadecapeptides; that is chains made up of 15 amino acids. This is in contrast to gramicidin S which is a cyclic peptide chain.

Definition of gramicidin in the English dictionary

The definition of gramicidin in the dictionary is an antibiotic used in treating local Gram-positive bacterial infections: obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAMICIDIN


acetophenetidin
əˌsiːtəʊfəˈnɛtɪdɪn
acridin
ˈækrɪdɪn
Aidin
ˈaɪdɪn
amidin
ˈæmɪdɪn
avidin
ˈævɪdɪn
Aydin
ˈaɪdɪn
cantharidin
ˌkænˈθærɪdɪn
celloidin
səˈlɔɪdɪn
gradin
ˈɡreɪdɪn
guanidin
ˈɡwɑːnɪdɪn
hesperidin
hɛˈspɛrɪdɪn
phalloidin
fəˈlɔɪdɪn
typhoidin
taɪˈfɔɪdɪn
tyrocidin
ˌtaɪrəʊˈsaɪdɪn
xyloidin
ˈzaɪlɔɪdɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAMICIDIN

gram.
Gram´s method
grama
grama grass
gramary
gramarye
gramash
grame
gramercy
gramicidin D
graminaceous
gramineous
graminicolous
graminivorous
graminology
gramma
grammage
grammalogue
grammar
grammar book

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAMICIDIN

Aladdin
baladin
Blondin
boudin
Cardin
Dunedin
eldin
gospodin
Ladin
leucocidin
mojahedin
nandin
Odin
paladin
prostaglandin
Rodin
Saladin
Teilhard de Chardin
toluidin
verdin

Synonyms and antonyms of gramicidin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gramicidin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAMICIDIN

Find out the translation of gramicidin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gramicidin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gramicidin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短杆菌肽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gramicidin
570 millions of speakers

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gramicidin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gramicidin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجراميسيدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грамицидин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gramicidin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Gramercy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gramicidin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gramercy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gramicidin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グラミシジン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그래미시 딘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gramercy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gramicidin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

க்ராமேர்ஸி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रॅरेन्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok teşekkürler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gramicidina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gramicydyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грамицидин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gramicidin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gramicidin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gramicidine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gramicidin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gramicidin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gramicidin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAMICIDIN»

The term «gramicidin» is regularly used and occupies the 94.641 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAMICIDIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gramicidin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAMICIDIN»

Discover the use of gramicidin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gramicidin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gramicidin and Related Ion Channel-Forming Peptides
This book includes contributions from virtually all the major scientists studying gramicidin channels and is the only compilation of work in this field.
Novartis Foundation, 2008
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Patch-Clamp Analysis: Advanced Techniques
Gramicidin 4.3. Gramicidin Commercially available gramicidin is usually a mixture of gramicidin A, B, and C, which is ... The pipet solution is usually prepared by first dissolving gramicidin D either in methanol at 10 mg/mL, or in DMSO at 1–5 ...
Wolfgang Walz, Alan A. Boulton, Glen B. Baker, 2002
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Designing Nanosensors Based on Ion Channel-forming ...
This dissertation will focus on detecting analytes in aqueous solution that chemically react with or bind to functional groups near the opening of synthetic ion channels derived from gramicidin A (gA).
Steven Blake, 2008
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Antimicrobial Drug Action
In the presence of valinomycin or nonactin, a 2° C fall in temperature at the transition point causes a dramatic rise in membrane resistance, but in a similar experiment with gramicidin A. resistance rises only slowly as the temperature falls.
Trevor J. Franklin, George Alan Snow, 2005
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Biosensors for Direct Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants ...
Optimization of analytical signal was achieved by the use of different gramicidin concentrations; concentrations of gramicidin less than 2 μM did not provide adequate 500 nA 2| Figure 4. Recordings of the BLM-based sensor to stepwise ...
Dimitrios Nikolelis, 1997
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Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes
interfacial tension of the gramicidin membrane are equal to 188Å2 and 1:76 Â 10À3 NmÀ1, respectively. No unequivocal determination of the area occupied by gramicidin molecule has been presented in the literature. The proposed values ...
A. Leitmannova Liu, 2006
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Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins
Various ring–sized gramicidin S analogues have also featured149 in determining the role of peptide-membrane interactions in the biological activity of cyclic cationic peptides. The chosen GS10, GS12 and GS14 cyclic analogues this time  ...
J. S. Davies, 2006
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Nystatin-neomycin sulfate-gramicidin topical powder is a dry powder composed of nystatin, neomycin sulfate, gramicidin, and talc. Each gram contains 100,000 units of nystatin, 2.5 milligrams of neomycin and 0.25 milligram of gramicidin.
‎1972
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Integrated Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
A common example is the secretion of gramicidin A channel by the bacteria Bacillus brevis (Fig. 4.7). The gramicidin channel is a dimer formed by association across the membrane of two β-helix polypeptide strands (i.e., parallel β-strands, ...
Valerica Raicu, Aurel Popescu, 2008
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Physiology and Pathology of chloride transporters and ...
Application of Gramicidin Perforated Patch to CNS Neurons 142 A. Getting the Patch 142 B. GABA Responses 142 C. Developmental Change in Glycine and GABA Responses 143 D. Effect of Neuronal Trauma 144 E. Effect of H 2O 2 ...
F. Javier Alvarez-Leefmans, Eric Delpire, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAMICIDIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gramicidin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Simple Test May Detect Toxic Drugs Faster
If a drug affected the membrane's properties, it would produce dramatic changes in the gramicidin's behavior, which the researchers could ... «PhysicsCentral.com, Mar 15»
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Drug detectives: A new screening method may be able to identify …
This is gramicidin, a membrane-spanning protein used to monitor lipid bilayer disruption in the Gramicidin-Based Fluorescence Assay. Credit: ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
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Universal Studios to Re-Open Battlestar Galactica Roller Coaster in …
... Universal Studios Singapore (USS) will re-open the Battlestar Galactica: Human vs. Cylon roller coaster in early 2015. (Photo : Gramicidin). «Headlines & Global News, Nov 14»
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Thatcher and Hodgkin: How chemistry overcame politics
Margaret spent her fourth year working in Dorothy's lab on a crystal of the molecule Gramicidin S, which had been grown in the Soviet Union ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
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Reprogramed nonribosomal peptide synthetase incorporates amino …
However, many interesting natural substances, such as the gramicidin antibiotics, are not formed by way of the classical pathways of protein ... «Phys.Org, Aug 14»
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Effects of Low-Intensity Ultrasound on Gramicidin D-Induced …
Methods—Red blood cell edema was induced by gramicidin D treatment at 40 ng/mL for 20 minutes and evaluated by a hematocrit assay. «Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, May 14»
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Switching an Antibiotic On and Off with Light
This amino acid analog was incorporated at several sites directly into the cyclic backbone of the annular peptide antibiotic gramicidin S. «Photonics.com, Mar 14»
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Margaret Thatcher, the Scientist
... undergraduate chemistry, Thatcher sat her exams and started on her fourth-year dissertation, a study of antibiotic gramicidin S using X-rays. «Gizmodo UK, Apr 13»
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How Thatcher The Chemist Helped Make Thatcher The Politician
Her fourth-year dissertation was on X-ray crystallography of the antibiotic cocktail gramicidin, and her supervisor, Dorothy Hodgkin, was ... «Popular Science, Apr 13»
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5 Things About Margaret Thatcher — Politician, Scientist, Eco …
... completed a dissertation on X-ray crystallography (the science of mapping a crystal's chemical bonds and atoms) of the antibiotic gramicidin. «TechnoBuffalo, Apr 13»

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